Two Formats Later
Tip: After you install something on your computer and it says you need to restart, DO IT.
After I formatted my hard drive yesterday, installed Windows, Office, my wireless card, Winamp, AIM, WinZip, RioPort Audio Manager (for my mp3 player), Divx, my digital camera software, printer software, I had to do it all over again when it locked up after I tried to restart the computer.
That sucked. Formatting once in a day is plenty of work, twice is just way too much. Plus I lost all my documents the second time around cause I wasn't exactly planning to format again. Not my mp3s and videos, but my old ECE and Food Science lab writeups, my resume, pictures, bookmarks, and sounds I recorded for fun back when I had my microphone installed.
By the way, AIM direct connect is hilarious if you build up a library of sounds to use. I had a bunch of ones I recorded like "rod-is-gay.wav", plus some good Chris Rock quotes, James Iha saying "what up," and Homer Simpson saying "U R Gay" and laughing. Hours of fun, especially if you are immature like me.
I saw "Catch Me If You Can" yesterday too. It was pretty good, I enjoyed it even though I don't like either Leonardo DiCraprio or Tom Spanks (haha Olivia came up with Tom Spanks, I'm training her to be immature like me). A pleasant surprise was that Leo's dad was played by Christopher Walken. I guess Christopher Walken isn't "awesome" by himself, but after they had the Star Wars Audition thing on SNL making fun of him, it's mounds of joy to hear him talk in an actual movie. Cause that's how he really talks, I just didn't notice it until the SNL thing.
One piece of sad news to report - you know the little intro shorts they play at AMC before previews and before the feature presentation? I think they replaced them with new ones. If you don't know what I'm talking about, they always have these short scenes featuring this guy made up of filmstrips. There's one where he's fumbling around in the dark and accidentally knocks over some stuff, and it says "Silence Is Golden". Or, before the feature presentation, it shows him getting ready to compose a symphony, but then all the musical notes on the sheet music fall off and he ends up spinning them all into a swirling stream of starry splendor. I think I watch too many movies at AMC. But it's sad that they might not have that filmstrip guy anymore.
One of my favorite things on the radio is when Tony Scofield does the news on WGCI. He announces the story in alliteration like "Saddam's still stashes his supply of Scuds so he can send stuff at surrounding small countries, while the coward continues to collect cool cash in his capital to create chemical compounds at a clandestine location." Ok, I made that one up so it's not as good. But it's pretty impressive if you get a chance to hear it and he does actually use words like clandestine which makes me giggle.
Friday, December 27, 2002
Thursday, December 26, 2002
Day After Christmas
Merry Day After Christmas everybody! Well, hope everyone had a good Christmas at least. Does everyone like my Christmas colors? Well I know of one person who said it was "way overboard" but I am leaving it up until New Years anyways.
My Christmas was good. First, I woke up and looked out the window to find everything covered in snow, a so-called "White Christmas" if you will. Then, my grandparents came over and there was some holiday mah-johng played. After they hustled me out of all the money in my wallet, they left. My grandma is a punk, she pretends to be going blind but she always wins anyways. (Ok, maybe she is actually going blind and not just pretending, but still...)
For dinner me and my sis went over to Olivia's house for some holiday hwo-gwo. Good stuff. We tried to stop by Bakers Square to pick up a pie to bring, but it was closed. Then we stopped by Jewel and it was closed. The only thing open that I saw was gas stations and Chinese restaurants. I wonder why there were still so many cars on the street if everything was closed. Where is everyone headed? They couldn't all be going to gas stations, Chinese restaurants, and Olivia's house, could they?
Notable gifts:
From my sister - Optical mouse. This was a clutch gift. If you have been a reader of my blog for more than a few months, you might remember on an old list of "things to do" that I wanted to buy one of these. Guess writing it down didn't work, but thankfully I have a thoughtful sis. I haven't tried it in crafting yet, but when I find the time, I will unleash my optical fury on the unsuspecting fools in Battle.net.
From my mom/dad - Digital camera. This was also a clutch gift. I don't know much about the world of digital cameras yet but I had been thinking of getting one. Maybe this will lead to a more visual blog as I get to post some pics on this page more often.
From Olivia - Millenium Falcon. AWWWW sheeezy. Yes, an old school Millenium Falcon. It's not "mint condition" or anything but who cares, I'm gonna be playing with it all the time anyways. Girls are amazing when it comes to getting gift ideas. I think I mentioned in passing like a long time ago that I would probably wanna look for old Star Wars toys someday. And from that, she went out and "did it eBay" and now I have myself a Millenium Falcon.
"Fast ... ship? You've never heard ... of the ... Millenium Falcon? It's the ship ... that made the kessel run ... in less than ... 12 parsecs. She's ... fast enough ... for you ... old man ..."
Now all I need is to go get me some action figures. Maybe some of you guys can go out and get some X-Wings or Star Destroyers and I'll let you come over and play with me in the basement. hahahaha
One bit of bad news, this morning I woke up at 9:30 again and I couldn't fall asleep. Oh well. I ended up cleaning all the crap off my desk, vacuuming my room and my car and doing laundry so at least I accomplished something.
Something I miss from the pre-working days is watching late night TV. I didn't realize until last night that I hadn't watched Conan in about half a year, when I used to watch him almost every day. That show is quality, one of the best on TV, period. I used to watch MTV After Hours all the time too, but I don't think they have that anymore. And of course, all the reruns of Sportscenter and Baseball Tonight.
Ok, I need to format my computer. If you don't see me on AIM or post any blogs for a long time, it might mean that I severely porked up my computer. Lets hope that doesn't happen.
Merry Day After Christmas everybody! Well, hope everyone had a good Christmas at least. Does everyone like my Christmas colors? Well I know of one person who said it was "way overboard" but I am leaving it up until New Years anyways.
My Christmas was good. First, I woke up and looked out the window to find everything covered in snow, a so-called "White Christmas" if you will. Then, my grandparents came over and there was some holiday mah-johng played. After they hustled me out of all the money in my wallet, they left. My grandma is a punk, she pretends to be going blind but she always wins anyways. (Ok, maybe she is actually going blind and not just pretending, but still...)
For dinner me and my sis went over to Olivia's house for some holiday hwo-gwo. Good stuff. We tried to stop by Bakers Square to pick up a pie to bring, but it was closed. Then we stopped by Jewel and it was closed. The only thing open that I saw was gas stations and Chinese restaurants. I wonder why there were still so many cars on the street if everything was closed. Where is everyone headed? They couldn't all be going to gas stations, Chinese restaurants, and Olivia's house, could they?
Notable gifts:
From my sister - Optical mouse. This was a clutch gift. If you have been a reader of my blog for more than a few months, you might remember on an old list of "things to do" that I wanted to buy one of these. Guess writing it down didn't work, but thankfully I have a thoughtful sis. I haven't tried it in crafting yet, but when I find the time, I will unleash my optical fury on the unsuspecting fools in Battle.net.
From my mom/dad - Digital camera. This was also a clutch gift. I don't know much about the world of digital cameras yet but I had been thinking of getting one. Maybe this will lead to a more visual blog as I get to post some pics on this page more often.
From Olivia - Millenium Falcon. AWWWW sheeezy. Yes, an old school Millenium Falcon. It's not "mint condition" or anything but who cares, I'm gonna be playing with it all the time anyways. Girls are amazing when it comes to getting gift ideas. I think I mentioned in passing like a long time ago that I would probably wanna look for old Star Wars toys someday. And from that, she went out and "did it eBay" and now I have myself a Millenium Falcon.
"Fast ... ship? You've never heard ... of the ... Millenium Falcon? It's the ship ... that made the kessel run ... in less than ... 12 parsecs. She's ... fast enough ... for you ... old man ..."
Now all I need is to go get me some action figures. Maybe some of you guys can go out and get some X-Wings or Star Destroyers and I'll let you come over and play with me in the basement. hahahaha
One bit of bad news, this morning I woke up at 9:30 again and I couldn't fall asleep. Oh well. I ended up cleaning all the crap off my desk, vacuuming my room and my car and doing laundry so at least I accomplished something.
Something I miss from the pre-working days is watching late night TV. I didn't realize until last night that I hadn't watched Conan in about half a year, when I used to watch him almost every day. That show is quality, one of the best on TV, period. I used to watch MTV After Hours all the time too, but I don't think they have that anymore. And of course, all the reruns of Sportscenter and Baseball Tonight.
Ok, I need to format my computer. If you don't see me on AIM or post any blogs for a long time, it might mean that I severely porked up my computer. Lets hope that doesn't happen.
Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Christmas DBA Winners
Has anyone seen that commercial for NFL gear, where it's like one of those pre-award show things. There's these two fashion expert ladies ripping on what all the celebrities are wearing, and then these ghetto-rapper-looking guys show up on the red carpet dressed in NFL jerseys and hats, etc. and the ladies start going nuts about how much they like their outfits. One of them goes, "man, that is fly." Haha I thought that commercial was hilarious.
Another hilarious thing is on the D12 album, there's a track with Eminem talking to one of his managers (Steve Berman). He comes in and Steve starts goin off on how much the album sucks and stuff. The best line is: "I don't wanna rape my grandmother, I don't wanna have sex with pitbulls, I wanna ROLL ON DUBS. I wanna THROW BOWS. I wanna ROCK PRADA." Yes, it's hilarious.
Anyways, I know the anticipation is about to boil over, so without further ado, the award winners are as follows:
*Best Christmas Movie*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Home Alone [-|-]
Not only is Home Alone the best Christmas movie, I could argue that it is one of the best movies of all time. The only hard part about choosing the winner for this category was picking between Home Alone 1 and Home Alone 2. But in the end, the original won because of its more quality lines. Such as "Pack my suitcase?!" hahahaha
I also noticed there were some complaints that I left out some movies. But honestly, I have not seen Family Vacation or A Christmas Story or Miracle on 34th St or whatever else there might be. Plus, Home Alone rules all, and these are MY awards anyhow.
*Best Christmas Song (Traditional)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Joy to the World [-|-]
Even though I dont remember much of the words, it is by far my favorite old Christmas song. Back when we were kids and I had to sing with the other Sunday Schoolers in our church for Christmas service, I thought this song was weak. But the older I get, the more I appreciate it for capturing the true Christmas spirit.
*Best Christmas Song (Contemporary)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Rockin Around The Christmas Tree [-|-]
There's no clear cut winner in this one, but since this song was in a key scene of Home Alone, I gave it the thumbs up. I know I left out a lot of songs like the ones by Sinatra or Bing Crosby but there are so many out there and different versions of each song by good artists spread out over a few decades. But, I do agree with Stork's list of nominations, you are recommended to check it out here. To his list, I would add almost any Carpenters Christmas song, especially "Sleigh Ride" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting...)", as well as Johnny Mathis' "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year". As for the "Carol of the Bells", I highly recommend the Home Alone version.
*Best Christmas Song (Childrens)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Deck the Halls [-|-]
I've always had a soft spot for "Deck the Halls" because it was a good song to sing with bad lyrics to as a kid. Of course, you could do the same with Jingle Bells (... Batman smells, Robin laid an egg... Batmobile, lost its wheel and Joker got away, HEY!). But at least I remember the actual words to Jingle Bells, which is not the case with Deck the Halls. If you asked me to sing Deck the Halls today, I would only be able to remember the "Deck the halls with gasoline" version. Another good thing about the song is that half of it is just going "falalalala-lala-lala" which is just plain fun.
On a side note, how many people know the 2nd line of Frosty the Snowman? This was brought up by Olivia because she gets songs stuck in her head a lot and gets mad when she doesn't know more than one line. Frosty the Snowman was one of those songs.
*Gayest Christmas Song*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Feliz Navidad [-|-]
With all due respect to the other gay nominees, the only real reason I made up this category was Feliz Navidad. That song drives me nuts. I can't believe it's an actual song and that people actually play it during Christmas time. As for the other songs I listed, anybody who goes through and sings the whole 12 days of Christmas needs to seriously buy themselves a Playstation or something (like the people in Spain running with the bulls). There's about 11 unneccessary verses to that song. And you know how I was saying "falalalala" was fun for "Deck the Halls"? Well, singing "parupapapum" from "Little Drummer Boy" feels extremely flamish and it is definitely not fun at all .
*Best Christmas Song (Recent)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Mariah Carey [-|-]
This song was before Mariah started becoming a hoe, so I don't mind giving a DBA for this song. It's a good song. I really wanted to give this to Britney, but her song gets annoying after you listen to it for a while. And I know Piya will be mad that the Pumpkins got snubbed, but too bad.
*Best Christmas Story*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... The Polar Express [-|-]
I don't think Roi-dawg reads my blog, but if he did, I know he would agree with this. All of the nominated stories are pretty good, but this one comes in a book with quality illustrations. And, it reminds me of 2nd grade when we all gathered on the library floor after playing some Carmen Sandiego or Oregon Trail or Odell Lake and the librarian would read the book to us and show us the illustrations. I think she gave us candy canes too. Good times, good times.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Has anyone seen that commercial for NFL gear, where it's like one of those pre-award show things. There's these two fashion expert ladies ripping on what all the celebrities are wearing, and then these ghetto-rapper-looking guys show up on the red carpet dressed in NFL jerseys and hats, etc. and the ladies start going nuts about how much they like their outfits. One of them goes, "man, that is fly." Haha I thought that commercial was hilarious.
Another hilarious thing is on the D12 album, there's a track with Eminem talking to one of his managers (Steve Berman). He comes in and Steve starts goin off on how much the album sucks and stuff. The best line is: "I don't wanna rape my grandmother, I don't wanna have sex with pitbulls, I wanna ROLL ON DUBS. I wanna THROW BOWS. I wanna ROCK PRADA." Yes, it's hilarious.
Anyways, I know the anticipation is about to boil over, so without further ado, the award winners are as follows:
*Best Christmas Movie*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Home Alone [-|-]
Not only is Home Alone the best Christmas movie, I could argue that it is one of the best movies of all time. The only hard part about choosing the winner for this category was picking between Home Alone 1 and Home Alone 2. But in the end, the original won because of its more quality lines. Such as "Pack my suitcase?!" hahahaha
I also noticed there were some complaints that I left out some movies. But honestly, I have not seen Family Vacation or A Christmas Story or Miracle on 34th St or whatever else there might be. Plus, Home Alone rules all, and these are MY awards anyhow.
*Best Christmas Song (Traditional)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Joy to the World [-|-]
Even though I dont remember much of the words, it is by far my favorite old Christmas song. Back when we were kids and I had to sing with the other Sunday Schoolers in our church for Christmas service, I thought this song was weak. But the older I get, the more I appreciate it for capturing the true Christmas spirit.
*Best Christmas Song (Contemporary)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Rockin Around The Christmas Tree [-|-]
There's no clear cut winner in this one, but since this song was in a key scene of Home Alone, I gave it the thumbs up. I know I left out a lot of songs like the ones by Sinatra or Bing Crosby but there are so many out there and different versions of each song by good artists spread out over a few decades. But, I do agree with Stork's list of nominations, you are recommended to check it out here. To his list, I would add almost any Carpenters Christmas song, especially "Sleigh Ride" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting...)", as well as Johnny Mathis' "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year". As for the "Carol of the Bells", I highly recommend the Home Alone version.
*Best Christmas Song (Childrens)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Deck the Halls [-|-]
I've always had a soft spot for "Deck the Halls" because it was a good song to sing with bad lyrics to as a kid. Of course, you could do the same with Jingle Bells (... Batman smells, Robin laid an egg... Batmobile, lost its wheel and Joker got away, HEY!). But at least I remember the actual words to Jingle Bells, which is not the case with Deck the Halls. If you asked me to sing Deck the Halls today, I would only be able to remember the "Deck the halls with gasoline" version. Another good thing about the song is that half of it is just going "falalalala-lala-lala" which is just plain fun.
On a side note, how many people know the 2nd line of Frosty the Snowman? This was brought up by Olivia because she gets songs stuck in her head a lot and gets mad when she doesn't know more than one line. Frosty the Snowman was one of those songs.
*Gayest Christmas Song*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Feliz Navidad [-|-]
With all due respect to the other gay nominees, the only real reason I made up this category was Feliz Navidad. That song drives me nuts. I can't believe it's an actual song and that people actually play it during Christmas time. As for the other songs I listed, anybody who goes through and sings the whole 12 days of Christmas needs to seriously buy themselves a Playstation or something (like the people in Spain running with the bulls). There's about 11 unneccessary verses to that song. And you know how I was saying "falalalala" was fun for "Deck the Halls"? Well, singing "parupapapum" from "Little Drummer Boy" feels extremely flamish and it is definitely not fun at all .
*Best Christmas Song (Recent)*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... Mariah Carey [-|-]
This song was before Mariah started becoming a hoe, so I don't mind giving a DBA for this song. It's a good song. I really wanted to give this to Britney, but her song gets annoying after you listen to it for a while. And I know Piya will be mad that the Pumpkins got snubbed, but too bad.
*Best Christmas Story*
[-|-] And the DBA goes to ... The Polar Express [-|-]
I don't think Roi-dawg reads my blog, but if he did, I know he would agree with this. All of the nominated stories are pretty good, but this one comes in a book with quality illustrations. And, it reminds me of 2nd grade when we all gathered on the library floor after playing some Carmen Sandiego or Oregon Trail or Odell Lake and the librarian would read the book to us and show us the illustrations. I think she gave us candy canes too. Good times, good times.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Sleep
For the first time in a long time yesterday, I got a good night of sleep. I don't know why, but I have had sleep issues for about the past 2 years. On weekdays, I seem to always get up like 10 minutes before my alarm is supposed to go off. And on Saturdays, even if I go to sleep really late, I can never sleep past 9-9:30 or so. It's demoralizing.
But this morning when I woke up and looked at my clock, it said 11:30. How sweet was that feeling? Pretty sweet.
In other news, something good actually happened on monday night football for my fantasy team. It's probably not coincidental that it came in a week against Greg, the one team I seem to own year after year. It was not an easy victory but that made it just that much sweeter.
Echoes of that stupid Mike kid screaming "throw it to KEEEYSHAWN" finally came true. haha
For the first time in a long time yesterday, I got a good night of sleep. I don't know why, but I have had sleep issues for about the past 2 years. On weekdays, I seem to always get up like 10 minutes before my alarm is supposed to go off. And on Saturdays, even if I go to sleep really late, I can never sleep past 9-9:30 or so. It's demoralizing.
But this morning when I woke up and looked at my clock, it said 11:30. How sweet was that feeling? Pretty sweet.
In other news, something good actually happened on monday night football for my fantasy team. It's probably not coincidental that it came in a week against Greg, the one team I seem to own year after year. It was not an easy victory but that made it just that much sweeter.
Echoes of that stupid Mike kid screaming "throw it to KEEEYSHAWN" finally came true. haha
Monday, December 23, 2002
Dudo509 Blogspot Awards - Christmas Edition
Merry Christmas everybody. I have this whole week off so everyone is free to call me if they wanna do something.
Anyways, in honor of the holiday season, it's time again for me to hand out some awards. The categories and nominees are as follows:
*Best Christmas Movie*
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
It's A Wonderful Life
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
*Best Christmas Song (Traditional)*
Joy to the World
O Christmas Tree
Away In A Manger
O Holy Night
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
*Best Christmas Song (Contemporary)*
Jingle Bell Rock
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
Winter Wonderland
Silver Bells
The Christmas Song
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
*Best Christmas Song (Childrens)*
Jingle Bells
Frosty The Snowman
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Deck The Halls
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
*Gayest Christmas Song*
Feliz Navidad
Do You Hear What I Hear?
12 Days of Christmas
The Little Drummer Boy
*Best Christmas Song (Recent)*
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
98 Degrees - This Gift
Britney Spears - My Only Wish
Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
N Sync - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
U2 - Baby Please Come Home
*Best Christmas Story*
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
'Twas The Night Before Christmas
The Polar Express
A Christmas Carol
If anyone has any more categories/nominees to recommend, let me know now because I am gonna release the winners within a couple days.
Merry Christmas everybody. I have this whole week off so everyone is free to call me if they wanna do something.
Anyways, in honor of the holiday season, it's time again for me to hand out some awards. The categories and nominees are as follows:
*Best Christmas Movie*
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
It's A Wonderful Life
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
*Best Christmas Song (Traditional)*
Joy to the World
O Christmas Tree
Away In A Manger
O Holy Night
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
*Best Christmas Song (Contemporary)*
Jingle Bell Rock
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
Winter Wonderland
Silver Bells
The Christmas Song
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
*Best Christmas Song (Childrens)*
Jingle Bells
Frosty The Snowman
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Deck The Halls
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
*Gayest Christmas Song*
Feliz Navidad
Do You Hear What I Hear?
12 Days of Christmas
The Little Drummer Boy
*Best Christmas Song (Recent)*
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
98 Degrees - This Gift
Britney Spears - My Only Wish
Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
N Sync - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
U2 - Baby Please Come Home
*Best Christmas Story*
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
'Twas The Night Before Christmas
The Polar Express
A Christmas Carol
If anyone has any more categories/nominees to recommend, let me know now because I am gonna release the winners within a couple days.
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